Soy Bien

The third annual Northern California Soy and Tofu Festival, a fundraiser for the Nichi Bei Foundation, was held June 1 in San Francisco Japantown’s Peace Plaza and Buchanan Mall. The event featured a tofu dessert competition, soy and tofu vendors, soy education, live performances, children’s activities, and free samples. Above: Co-emcees George Kiriyama of NBC Bay Area and Jana Katsuyama of KTVU Fox 2 interview Tofu Panda and an unnamed mascot.

In the Soy and Tofu Dessert Competition, first place and the grand prize went to Michael Chateauvieux, a San Francisco chef, for his soy panna cotta with strawberry puree, cat eye cookie and shiso drizzle (above). Second place went to Kristi Matsumoto, a Cupertino office manager, for her soymilk purin with kinako cake (below). Justin Howard, who works for a foreign government in San Francisco, won third place and the People’s Choice award for his “Geki-Uma Tofu-Dream.”

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